Special Olympics Philippines (SOP), through its Healthy Athletes - Opening Eyes Program, in partnership with the Valenzuela City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), with support from Lions Club District 301 D1 and Jollibee Foods Corporation, holds a free eyesight screening, for more than 350 Valenzuelano persons with intellectual disabilities (PWIDs), April 29 at the Astrodome in Valenzuela City.

Some 22 opthalmologists and 22 more eye health students from Centro Escolar University took part in the free eye sight screening for more than 350 Valenzuelanos with with intellectual disabilities (PWIDs).

An eye doctor attends to a child for his eye check up.

Some 22 opthalmologists and 22 more eye health students from Centro Escolar University took part in the free eye sight screening for more than 350 Valenzuelanos with with intellectual disabilities (PWIDs).

A person with intellectual disability (PWID) who tries to maintain his balance in an element of the Fun Fitness Station. Aside from the general procedures done in a vision screening, the Fun Fitness Station, a unique part of the examination, gave the beneficiaries the luxury to assess their physical fitness – in terms of their strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance.

Dr. Susan Danberg, the Global Clinical Director of Special Olympics Philippines uses a colorful toy to make the child at ease with the examination being done.